The other day I was out riding my bike from one Google building to another and came across this rather odd looking, empty field. It's not a park, it's not a business, it's not an as-yet-undeveloped tract…it's just… blank!

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Given that land prices in Silicon Valley are sky high (this is a place where rental costs are figured in dollars/square foot!), it struck me as strange that this place would be so unused.

Question for today: Where is this blank spot and why is it blank? (I'm looking for the street address.)

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For extra credit, can you say what physical connection this place has with the Sierras and 37.48309, -122.31522 ??

And....for the gold: What on earth does John Muir have to do with this blank spot in Silicon Valley?

As usual, please let us know HOW you figured this one out (what was your process-let us know so we can all learn from your brilliant search skillz). AND… HOW LONG did it take you to figure this out?

Daniel M. Russell studies the way people search and research—an anthropologist of search, if you will. You can read more from Russell on his SearchReSearch blog, and stay tuned for his weekly challenges (and answers) here on Lifehacker.